In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ARMOURY
armory, armoury, arsenal
(noun) a place where arms are manufactured
arsenal, armory, armoury
(noun) a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms
arsenal, armory, armoury
(noun) all the weapons and equipment that a country has
armory, armoury, inventory
(noun) a collection of resources; “he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
armoury (countable and uncountable, plural armouries) (British spelling)
Heraldry
A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.
A collection of weapons and materiel.
A place where arms are made.
Source: Wiktionary
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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